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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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